07-09-2008, 05:26 PM
Shlama Forum:
What great responses to my query! <!-- s
--><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/happy.gif" alt="" title="Happy" /><!-- s --> Can anyone fully appreciate the inevitable differences between any two translations of the Peshitta New Testament? No one translates the Peshitta without a fervent desire to know and reveal the truth. All translators are deeply religious men and women with a fanatical patience. No short attention spans here, folks!
That to say this. Both John Wesley Etheridge and Dr, George Lamsa left a legacy which is enjoyed by all those that love the truth. Is it "a subjective thing" to love the New Testament Peshitta more than any single English translation of it? So be it. Etheridge and Lamsa are guides only. If we can look at "translation and transcripton" side by side, or "word for word" as interlinear, and get a grasp of the Aramaic "autograph", then this is the real prize.
What is it like when the "autograph" is revealed? It is like sitting in a comfortable chair by a fire-place, sipping hot toddy, rather than standing outside in the cold with one's nose pressed hard against the window-pane. The WORD of God is for our comfort and edification.
Without doubt, the Khabouris Codex is the closest we have come to the "autograph" of the New Testament. Still, the gospel must be translated in all languages of the world for the edification of all humanity.
Shlama,
Stephen
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What great responses to my query! <!-- s
--><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/happy.gif" alt="" title="Happy" /><!-- s --> Can anyone fully appreciate the inevitable differences between any two translations of the Peshitta New Testament? No one translates the Peshitta without a fervent desire to know and reveal the truth. All translators are deeply religious men and women with a fanatical patience. No short attention spans here, folks! That to say this. Both John Wesley Etheridge and Dr, George Lamsa left a legacy which is enjoyed by all those that love the truth. Is it "a subjective thing" to love the New Testament Peshitta more than any single English translation of it? So be it. Etheridge and Lamsa are guides only. If we can look at "translation and transcripton" side by side, or "word for word" as interlinear, and get a grasp of the Aramaic "autograph", then this is the real prize.
What is it like when the "autograph" is revealed? It is like sitting in a comfortable chair by a fire-place, sipping hot toddy, rather than standing outside in the cold with one's nose pressed hard against the window-pane. The WORD of God is for our comfort and edification.
Without doubt, the Khabouris Codex is the closest we have come to the "autograph" of the New Testament. Still, the gospel must be translated in all languages of the world for the edification of all humanity.
Shlama,
Stephen
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